Network of National Institutions in the Americas
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The Network of National Institutions in the Americas is one of four regional groups of national human rights institutions (NHRIs) within the global network, the International Co-ordinating Committee of NHRIs (the ICC). The Americas group, which largely consists of ombudsman agencies rather than multi-member human rights commissions, is currently chaired by the National Human Rights Commission of Mexico, which represents the region on the ICC Bureau.
Members[]
The full members of the Network are those national institutions deemed by the ICC to be fully compliant with the Paris Principles, so accredited with "A status":
- Argentina
- (Ombudsman)
- Bolivia
- Canada
- Canadian Human Rights Commission
- Colombia
- Ombudsman's Office of Colombia
- Costa Rica
- Ecuador
- El Salvador
- Guatemala
- Honduras
- Mexico
- National Human Rights Commission (Mexico)
- Nicaragua
- Panama
- Paraguay
- Peru
- Venezuela
- Defensoría del Pueblo
Other human rights institutions in the Americas[]
The following institutions are not "A" accredited by the ICC but are potentially eligible for consideration (except, under current ICC rules, Puerto Rico). Some participate alongside Network members in regional events, particularly those organized through the Ibero-American Federation of Ombudsmen (FIO).
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Office of the Ombudsman
- Barbados
- Belize
- Guyana
- Haiti
- Jamaica
- Puerto Rico
- Saint Lucia
- Trinidad and Tobago
See also[]
- Asia Pacific Forum of National Human Rights Institutions (APF)
- European Group of National Human Rights Institutions
- Human rights
- International Co-ordinating Committee of National Human Rights Institutions
- List of human rights articles by country
- Network of African National Human Rights Institutions (NANHRI)
External links[]
- National human rights institutions